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Workshops teach about art, respect, and sustainability

group of students working on tanning the hide in the Mamidosewin Centre

Last November, Tammy Pizendewatch Cote began leading a series of traditional hide tanning workshops to share and educate the Algonquin College community about how a traditional deer hide is transformed.

Over four sessions, Cote interacted with learners and employees, showing attendees how to flesh, scrape, soften and smoke deer hide so it can be used to create usable leather for clothing or other items.

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